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PRC2 binds active promoters and contacts nascent RNAs in embryonic stem cells

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Kaneko, Syuzo, Son, Jinsook, Shen, Steven S, Reinberg, Danny, Bonasio, Roberto·2013·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Abstract

EZH2 is the catalytic subunit of PRC2, a central epigenetic repressor essential for development processes in vivo and for the differentiation of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in vitro. The biochemical function of PRC2 in depositing repressive H3K27me3 marks is well understood, but how it is regulated and directed to specific genes before and during differentiation remains unknown. Here, we report that PRC2 binds at low levels to a majority of promoters in mouse ESCs, including many that are active and devoid of H3K27me3. Using in vivo RNA-protein cross-linking, we show that EZH2 directly binds the 5′ region of nascent RNAs transcribed from a subset of these promoters and that these binding events correlate with decreased H3K27me3. Our findings suggest a molecular mechanism by which PRC2 senses the transcriptional state of the cell and translates it into epigenetic information.

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Authors
Kaneko, S., Son, J., Shen, S. S., Reinberg, D., & Bonasio, R.
Venue
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
Published
2013-10-20
Volume
20
Issue
11
Pages
1258-1264
ISSN
  • 1545-9985 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-9993
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W2039289317
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308
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9
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15.87
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journal article
Language
en
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Kaneko, S., Son, J., Shen, S. S., Reinberg, D., & Bonasio, R. (2013). PRC2 binds active promoters and contacts nascent RNAs in embryonic stem cells. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.2700

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